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Tomorrow's Children: 
Partnership Education for the 21st Century
© 1999 by Riane Eisler

Table of Contents

Foreword 
by Nel Noddings, Professor of Education, Stanford University

Prologue: 
Education for the 21st Century

Part I 
Partnership Education: The Basics

ONE
Reconstructing Education: 
Basic Building Blocks
A journey of discovery. Nurturing children's humanity. The partnership and dominator possibilities. Transforming education: partnership process and content. Transforming schools: partnership structure. 

TWO 
Refocusing and Reframing Education: 
The Basic Design
Partnership and dominator values. Partnership and dominator structures. Partnership and dominator narratives. Partnership and dominator priorities. Partnership and dominator relations. The Partnership Curriculum Loom and Learning Tapestry. Six keys to Partnership Education.

Part II 
Reweaving the Educational Tapestry: The Vertical and Horizontal Threads

THREE 
Beginnings: 
From the Stars to Us
The unfolding drama. The emergence and evolution of our universe. The emergence and evolution of life. A more balanced view of evolution. Humans and other primates. The evolution of love and empathy. Love and being human.

FOUR 
Our Human Adventure: 
Patterns and Possibilities
Two views of our cultural origins. The old stone age. The first farmers. The metamorphosis of myth - and reality. From prehistory to history. The hidden patterns of history. The industrial or modern age. The postmodern age. Two possible futures. Maintaining domination. Creating partnership.

FIVE 
From Counting to Current Events: 
Making the Three R's Meaningful
The life sciences. Math. Art and art history. U.S. history. Literature. The humanities. Current events.

SIX 
Learning and Living: 
Interweaving Student Interests and Concerns
The mass media. Our bodies. Love and relationships. Sexuality. Self-regulation and life-planning. Our living planet. Six keys to the vertical and horizontal threads.

Epilogue:
Our Children's Future 
Moving toward Partnership Education. Moving toward a partnership culture. The partnership school of the future.

Sample Curriculum Materials

Additional Resources
Handouts

Endnotes

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

The Center for Partnership Studies

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Pacific Grove, CA 93950
USA
Phone 831-626-1004
Fax 831-626-3734
center@partnershipway.org